 Why is the right to self-defense only given to oppressors? The U.S. has armed and enabled Israel to commit genocide for over half a year, and for years before that they funded Israel's military, whose history is characterized by ethnic cleansing and violence that extends well beyond Palestine, including targeted attacks on Iran. So why is Israel, a country that the U.S. swears is a sovereign nation with a right to self-defense, being treated like a baby that you can't say no to? Let's not be mistaken. It's exactly because the U.S. funds and enables Israel that it continues to destroy the world with violence. It's because the U.S. allowed Israel to feel empowered to attack Iran's embassy in Syria that Iran was pushed to respond. The U.S. must recognize that this violence will continue to escalate into a world war as long as they continue to give the green light to Israel's genocide campaign in Gaza and continue to send weapons to Israel's military.